The ILO estimates that at least 12.3 million people are victims of forced labour worldwide, about eighty per cent of whom are exploited by private agents. Most victims receive little or no earnings, and work for long hours in extremely poor and unsafe conditions. Many of the victims are trafficked across or within international borders. Forced labour is a truly global problem, often affecting migrant workers, indigenous people or other groups of workers who lack legal protection. .

This webinar will provide practical guidance for business in working with trade unions, civil society groups and public policy actors to identify and eliminate forced labour and trafficking. The seminar will also highlight specific ILO projects involving business.

The webinar will be conducted by experts from the ILO’s Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour.

The webinar is taking place on Wednesday 26 October 9:30 AM (New York time) 3:30 PM (Geneva time). Registration is required to participate. To register, please send a message to webinar@unglobalcompact.org